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/Sounds like "tah" (as in "tar") + "BEE" (as in "bee")/

Meaning

In Paraguay, a fool or naive person, from Guarani. One of the most common everyday words for calling someone clueless or goofy, without too much sting.

Examples

Don't play dumb, you know perfectly well what I'm talking about.

I looked like an idiot believing everything he told me.

Regional synonyms

A shallow, hollow person with no real depth or intellectual substance. In Mexico and Central America, calling someone "hueco" means they may look interesting on the surface but there is nothing real inside, no genuine ideas, no authentic connections. Used for people and also for relationships or conversations that are all appearance and no content.